B’mouth 0 – 2 C Palace
Jordan Ayew and Eberechi Eze gave Crystal Palace a convincing 2-0 win over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on New Year’s Eve.
With new Bournemouth owner Bill Foley and minority shareholder Michael B Jordan watching on, the hosts produced a lacklustre performance but Palace thoroughly deserved the three points in difficult conditions on the south coast.
Ayew headed Palace in front on 19 minutes when he guided in a Michael Olise corner and the visitors firmly took control when another brilliantly worked Olise set-piece was finely converted by Eze from the edge of the box (36).
Bournemouth improved at the start of the second half but rarely threatened as Palace comfortably cruised to their first victory since November 6.
The result leaves Gary O’Neil’s side 15th in the table and just three points above the relegation zone after their sixth defeat in seven Premier League games. Palace bounce back from consecutive losses and are 11th on 22 points.
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What’s next?
Bournemouth travel to Manchester United in the Premier League on January 3 at 8pm before hosting Burnley in the third round of the FA Cup four days later.
Gary O’Neil’s side then return to Premier League action on January 14 at 5.30pm when they make the trip to Brentford, live on Sky Sports.
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Kick off 8:00pm
Up next for Crystal Palace is a Premier League home match against Tottenham on January 4 at 8pm, live on Sky Sports.
Palace then host Southampton in the FA Cup third round on January 7 at 12.30pm before travelling to Chelsea in the league the following weekend.
